Six Degrees of Star Wars
Even before it became the property of a monstrously big corporation that started putting it everywhere, Star Wars was everywhere. Join us on a journey as we take the hyperspace lanes out of a galaxy far, far away and into other movies, finding all the ways George Lucas' flagship franchise surrounds us, binds us, and penetrates us.
Six Degrees of Star Wars
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Ep. 82: Life is a CABARET (1972)
Life is a Cabaret... partially because the plot of CABARET covers the experience of living in a rapidly weakening democracy that is quickly being overtaken by fascism and how people either react to living in such circumstances.Wheeeeeeee...
Ep. 81: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by Orientalism
Dear GOD, the racism on this one... George Lucas teams back up with Steven Spielberg to give us another Indiana Jones adventure, this one featuring the film debut of future Oscar Winner Ke Huy Quan, the creation of the PG-13 rating, and an absu...
Ep. 80: Get out and see GET OUT
Jordan Peele uses his directorial debut to introduce audiences to the talent of Daniel Kaluuya, win a Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and try to make white liberals confront their participation in systemic racism. How well did he succeed?
Ep. 79: Sound of Metal, Hitting Hard
We mark Disability Pride Month by talking about the Oscar-winning SOUND OF METAL, featuring Riz Ahmed's big brown owl eyes, discussions about sign language subtitles, and cochlear implants, and the importance of community for disabled folx....
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